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Coronavirus chokes drug trade from Wuhan to Mexico to U.S.
The novel coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan before spreading across the planet has upended the fentanyl supply chain, causing a ripple effect that has cut into the profits of Mexican traffickers and driven up street drug prices across the United States.
World
Trump won't discuss reappearance of North Korea leader
"We'll have something to say about it at the appropriate time," he told reporters as he left for Camp David.
Minneapolis
Judge rejects motion to remove Chinese billionaire's corporation from sexual assault lawsuit
It is difficult to determine when a CEO is "off duty," a Hennepin County judge said in a ruling.
World
Pentagon: Iran missile launch is 'malign behavior'
Senior U.S. military officials are calling Iran's satellite launch a provocation.
World
Canada mourns nation's worst mass shooting
Police expect to find more shooting victims as they search 16 locations.
Local
In Minnesota and across the U.S., virus death toll keeps climbing
As of Monday, 143 Minnesotans had died from COVID-19, with more than half of those fatalities occurring since April 14. The virus has now claimed more lives in the U.S. than anywhere in the world.
Coronavirus
If economies reopen quickly, epidemic may resurge, IMF and experts say
The head of the International Monetary Fund spoke with an epidemiologist and other experts for answers on how to move forward.
World
Soyuz mission blasts off for space station
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner lifted off as scheduled.
Coronavirus
Trump: WHO needs to 'get their priorities right'
President Donald Trump on Wednesday doubled down on his claims about the World Health Organization.
Local
St. Cloud couple trying to get home from cruise with four dead on ship
Pandemic unfolded while the ship, now off the coast of Panama, was at sea.
World
Trump announces US citizen freed from Lebanon
President Donald Trump announced Thursday a U.S. citizen who had faced decades-old murder and torture charges in Lebanon has been freed.
World
Expert: US-Canada restrictions won't hurt trade
The United States and Canada have agreed to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.
World
South Metro
Minnesota church is base of 100-year-old Kurdish relief project
The nonprofit Lutheran Mideast Development is one of the state's oldest global initiatives.
World
Report: Explosion near US Embassy in Tunisia
Tunisian media are reporting that a suicide bomber on a motorcycle has set off a blast near the U.S. Embassy in the Tunisian capital, Tunis.
World
Russia, Turkey reach cease-fire deal in northwestern Syria
The presidents of Russia and Turkey said they reached agreement on a cease-fire to begin at midnight Thursday in northwestern Syria, where escalating fighting had threatened to put forces from the two countries into direct conflict.
Local
FBI: Minnesotan working for Pentagon in Iraq leaked classified material
The 61-year-old from Rochester with "Top Secret" clearance shared information on informants.
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